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Turncoat AI Agents Emerge as the New Inside Hackers

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. AI agents that go rogue, drift, or get hijacked by hackers are as hard to detect as any insider threat. 

These digital helpers are granted access to apps and data so any out-of-bounds activity can go unnoticed unless behavioral tools are finely tuned.

Currently, organizations on average have roughly 45 digital identities for every one employee, according to Morey Haber, chief security adviser at BeyondTrust. And more AI agents come to life every day. Read our full story.

Also today: 

  • High-severity bug in Palo Alto Networks firewalls
  • Due diligence firm IMA Diligence Services hacked
  • Hearing Wednesday on national privacy bill
  • And more
 

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More Cyber News

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A high-severity vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls is being exploited to create unsanctioned VPN connections into corporate and other networks. U.S. cyber officials on Friday ordered federal agencies to fix systems at risk immediately. (Cybersecurity Dive)

Due diligence provider hacked. IMA Diligence Services, which does research for mergers and acquisitions, investments and other corporate transactions, is notifying tens of thousands of people in several states of a data breach. Hackers stole information in December from a file server managed by a third party, the company said in notices to regulators in Maine, Texas, California, Massachusetts and other states. 

  • IMA said it has since decommissioned the server.
  • Personal, financial, medical and health-insurance details were compromised.

PHOTO: TOM WILLIAMS/ZUMA PRESS

Happening Wednesday: Republican Reps. Gus Bilirakis of Florida (pictured) and Brett Guthrie of Kentucky plan to hold a hearing on the SECURE Data Act, a bill to create a national data-privacy and security law. Tune in at 10:15 a.m. ET. 

Privately held lender Plaza Home Mortgage said a February cyberattack compromised personal data for customers and employees, including information related to loan applications. 

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What You Can Do About Anthropic’s Mythos Superhacker AI

Anthropic said its powerful new AI model, Mythos, could be dangerous in the wrong hands. WSJ’s Nicole Nguyen explains why and shares some cybersecurity tips for the average tech user.

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About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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